Maryland 4-H - Additional Record

Maryland 4-H - Additional Record Market Livestock

Instruction for record keeping

This Record is used along with the 4-H Project Record. Use one per species.

Beginning of Project :

The project begins the day you buy the animal or take it from your home herd or flock. However, for Rate of Gain information, your start date is the day the animal is weighed and tagged. If the animal is home raised, estimate the value based on the current market price.

End of Project :

The project ends the day the last animal is sold (at market, auction or privately), butchered, dies, or end of the project year. Should you lose a project animal, record the date and the estimated value of the animal in the death/loss column.

Record at Fairs and Shows:

Include this information on the 4-H project record for the species. Include all information requested in the exhibit section.

Financial Summary:

(A3) - Other income: include premium money, sale of wool, etc.

(B3) - Expenses other than feed: health care, veterinary fees, medications, hoof trimming, buckets, grooming supplies, shears, clippers, brushes, show equipment, clothes, halters, show stick, show box, hauling to fairs, weigh-in expense, fair-time bedding, pen cleaning, promotion/check-off, ads, thank-you notes, postage, commission, pictures, dues, etc.

**The Project Record Sheet - Financial Journal section should include all expenses that relate to animals that are NOT your market project animals.

St. Mary's County 11/12 Table 1: Information on market project animals Project Animal Description Beginning of project (date of End of project (date sold) Final Production county weigh-in) Breed Sex Identificatio Date Weight Cost or Date Weight Selling Death Days Lbs. Lbs. n Value price or / on gained per (ear tag, ear value loss Feed day notch, tattoo) Example: Steer Ear tag L Nov. 1 500 $325.00 Aug. 15 1230 $553.50 285 730 2.56 Char. No. 650 Angus x

TOTAL xxx xxx

Financial Summary Determine how much money you made or lost on your project animals. A: Add Income: 1. Value of animals on hand at the end of the project. $ ______2. Money received from sale of project animals $ ______3. Other Income from project $ ______Total Income: $______B: Add Expense: 1. Cost of project animals $ ______2. Cost of feed used $ ______3. Expenses other than feed $ ______Total Expense: $______Subtract B from A to get total profit (+) or loss (-). $______Table 2: Feed Record Month *GRAIN OR GRAIN MIXTURE PROTIEN SUPPLEMENT ROUGHAGE PASTURE (corn, oats, barley, etc.) (soybean, linseed, etc.) (hay, silage, etc.) Date Kind Lbs. Price Cost Kind Lbs. Price Cost Kind Lbs. Price Cost Days Unit Cost per cwt. per cwt. per Price cwt. $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Totals xx xx $ xx xx $ xx xx $ $ $ *When commercially mixed complete feed (grain and protein together) is used, enter in GRAIN section. Keep a record of feed purchases made during the month on a separate work sheet. Transfer the monthly totals to this Table at the end of each month.

MINERALS AND SALT Total Feed Costs Kind Lbs. Price per Cost cwt. Amount (Lbs.) Cost $ $ Grain $ Supplement Roughage Pasture Mineral & Salt

Totals xx xx ___ $______Totals xxx $ ______